68 Birds of Massachusetts ' 



local summer resident on Martha's Vineyard, Muskeget Island 

 prior to 1896, and Longmeadbw, near Springfield. 



March 27 to November 20 ; Winter (four records, December 

 31, January 1, February 12 and 23). 



Amherst: " Very rare." Berkshire: " Two records." Bristol County : 

 "Rare transient visitant." Cambridge: Uncommon transient visitant. 

 Cohasset : "Not uncommon in October and Xoveniber.'' Dedham: '-One 

 instance." Essex County : " Winter. Not abundant." Ipswich :" Rather 

 common winter visitant." Martha's Vineyard : Breeds. Springfield : 

 " Common spring and autumn visitant. During open winter a number 

 stay occasionally breeds. Wellesley : " Rare migrant." 



182. Bubo virginianus (Gmel.) . Great Horned Owl. 



An uncommon permanent resident along the coast, and not 

 uncommon in heavily wooded localities inland. 



Amherst : " Common resident." Berkshire : " Rare permanent resi- 

 dent." Bristol County : "Uncommon permanent resident." Brookline : 

 " Formerly a rare summer resident, now uncommonly met with in win- 

 ter." Cambridge: "Occasional at all seasons." Cohasset: "Occasion- 

 ally seen, usually in winter." Dedham : " Not rare." Breeds. Essex 

 County: "Resident. Not abundant." Springfield: "Common resi- 

 dent." Templeton : " Common resident." Wellesley : " Not very un- 

 common resident." 



183. Bubo virginianus subarcticus (Hoy). Western 

 Horned Owl. 



Accidental from the west. There is but one record : Waltham, 

 a typical female specimen was taken by Mr. C. J. Maynard, and 

 is now in the mounted collection of the Museum of Compara- 

 tive Zoology^ (No. 8336). 



184. Nyctea nyctea (Linn.). Snowy Owl. 



An irregular, but sometimes not uncommon visitant, particularly 

 along the coast. An unusual flight occurred in the winter of 

 1876-77.* 



(October 12) October 28 to April 15 (May 20). 



' Morse ; Birds of Wellesley, 1897, p. 23. 



* Deane; Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. II, No. i, Jan.. 1877, pp. 9-1 1. 



